as in provision
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
their proposal for a baseball franchise includes several stipulations that are unacceptable
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Recent Examples of stipulation
The memorandum of understanding agreed to by the parties includes stipulations for local news programming and the management of WBNS-TV in Columbus and WKYC-TV in Cleveland, the two markets where the combined company would operate two stations.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 May 2026
McAfee, who works with TKO CEO Ari Emanuel, says he is done with WWE as part of the stipulation if Orton loses.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Various industry codes of practice make specific stipulations about programs which contain news and public or current affairs.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
That comment period was initiated today, and the Board of Trustees will evaluate the proposal in accordance with policy stipulations.
—City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 May 2026
McAfee, who works with TKO CEO Ari Emanuel, says he is done with WWE as part of the stipulation if Orton loses.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Various industry codes of practice make specific stipulations about programs which contain news and public or current affairs.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
That comment period was initiated today, and the Board of Trustees will evaluate the proposal in accordance with policy stipulations.
—City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipulation
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Republican lawmakers also passed a spending package last year — enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — that included provisions expected to reduce ACA enrollment and was cited among factors fueling higher premiums this year.—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom III issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of key provisions of the state law in a 117-page ruling on Friday.—
Matthew Kelly
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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Those could be explicit requirements for a map to appear to be fair by certain statistical measures of partisanship.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no residency requirement to file a lawsuit challenging a project’s environmental review.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The order stranded them indefinitely, sometimes in life-threatening conditions.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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There are women who cannot carry pregnancies for a variety of reasons — genetic conditions, cancer and loss of uterus, for example.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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In the aggregate, there is a correlation between earlier picks and better outcomes, but exceptions abound.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Curtis wants to see a more holistic conversation on how to address delays in rural communities, rather than a proviso that diverts funding from projects long in the works.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Athletic spoke to those with an understanding of how Pereira works — on the proviso of anonymity to protect relationships — for a fuller picture of the coach.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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The lease will be subject to various contingencies that allow local governments to fund portions of the project.—
Lucy Marques,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his office was helping coordinate contingency efforts.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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“Stipulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipulation. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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